diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 513a35fc4e..77bc949cb7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -623,6 +623,7 @@ config ARCH_SOCFPGA
 
 config ARCH_SUNXI
 	bool "Support sunxi (Allwinner) SoCs"
+	select OLD_SUNXI_KERNEL_COMPAT
 	select CMD_GPIO
 	select CMD_MMC if MMC
 	select CMD_USB if DISTRO_DEFAULTS
